| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/displaylink.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | displaylink |
| Description: | Linux driver for DisplayLink devices |
| Upstream URL: | https://www.synaptics.com/products/displaylink-graphics |
| Keywords: | dock gpu graphics usb |
| Licenses: | GPL2, custom, LGPL2.1 |
| Submitter: | Hideaki |
| Maintainer: | endorfina |
| Last Packager: | endorfina |
| Votes: | 105 |
| Popularity: | 0.90 |
| First Submitted: | 2015-08-04 23:24 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2024-12-14 08:31 (UTC) |
Kernel 5.9 fix authored by @abucodonosor https://github.com/abucodonosor
sudo pacman -R evdi-git #used -Rns
yay --getpkgbuild evdi-git
cd evdi-git
sed -i -e s/DisplayLink/sickcodes/g PKGBUILD
makepkg -si
sudo modprobe evdi
sudo systemctl disable displaylink.service
# removing 99-displaylink.rules is necessary for me
# sudo rm sudo /etc/udev/rules.d/99-displaylink.rules
reboot
sudo systemctl start displaylink
His fix works for 1.7.0 too.
@Zeddie: See comments from last May. Does your terminal introduce a flag -title through an envvar? Maybe we need to filter that out for the Displaylink install script.
Using pamac or yay:
==> Starting package()... Adding udev rule for DisplayLink DL-3xxx/5xxx devices Installing DLM systemd service Extracting DisplayLink Driver Package
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in package(). Aborting...
Hi @olive,
the specification is clear: Use any package which provides evdi in version 1.7.0. Your enumeration of options is correct. See also my comment in evdi-git
You could also create another package evdi-1.7 and submit it to AUR.
It is actually not very clear why there is an evdi 1.8 on the AUR.
That is a question you have to ask to the evdi package maintainer.
Is that of any use without a compatible displaylink?
No, it is not. But with Kernel 5.9 coming, the situation will change. I expect a new displaylink to be released eventually.
https://github.com/DisplayLink/evdi/issues/216#issuecomment-695932604 DLM = DisplayLinkManager
Can we get clarification about what is exactly the evdi package we are supposed to use? The only evdi=1.7 is the git version, is that the version that is recommended? Usually git means latest development and unstable but maybe there is a good reason to use it here. Another possibility is to fetch an older snapshot of the evdi package (currently on the 1.8 version) and to use it. It is actually not very clear why there is an evdi 1.8 on the AUR. Is that of any use without a compatible displaylink?
I see same driver on official i-tec web site manufacturer for dock station. I can connect 2 screen 2160x1440 to my laptop FullHD and it is working to show display desktop with xrandr. But get mouse flickering and icon mouse and some squares draw on desktop (it is very borring). I use XOrg, Intel i915 and nvidia propietary driver with GTX 1660 Ti GPU card on Gigabyte laptop Aero15. Also, the numeric keyboard part stop working when i use displaylink with 2 monitors.
What is the solution to fix these annoying ugly problems ?
I have two monitors side by side. With recent updates to displaylink, when I move my mouse cursor over to the right side of the left monitor, the cursor is on the right edge of both monitors.
Any way to fix that?
Displaylink breaks with current Xorg update to 1.20.9
Downgrade all relevant xorg packages from cache (if possible):
for pkg in $(find /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ -type f -iname "xorg*1.20.8-3*"); do sudo pacman -U $pkg; done
No worries,
remove 99-displaylink.rules
sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-displaylink.rules <<< ''
disable displaylink.service
sudo systemctl disable displaylink.service
reboot
reboot
Add to your display manager autostart, e.g. xfce4-session-settings
sudo systemctl start displaylink
Or if you don't want to edit files, uninstall and reinstall it.
My setup (strict rolling release, updated every day):
Kernel: 5.8.7-arch1-1
DE: Xfce 4.14
WM: Xfwm4
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 4900H with Radeon Graphics
GPU: AMD ATI Renoir
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile/Laptop
xorg
extra/xf86-video-amdgpu 19.1.0-2
extra/xorg-server 1.20.9-2
extra/xorg-server-common
Displays
eDP Laptop Screen
HDMI-A-0 HDMI Port
DVI-I-2-1 (DisplayLink USB 3.0 Targus Dock VGA Monitor)
DVI-I-1-2 (DisplayLink USB 3.0 Thinkpad Dock HDMI Monitor)
@homelessuser: Please use a forum thread but stop spamming the package comment section with such nonsensical advice. Nobody needs to remove and install the displaylink package every time they boot their system. Maybe you mean to start the displaylink service after the X start.
Keep on investigating and when you have found the root cause of the crash, file a bug with the offending upstream package.
BTW, still working fine here with kernel 5.8.6, xorg-server 1.20.9, evdi 1.7.0
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